Once restricted to only high-end products in developed markets, biofunctional active ingredients have become
a key component of cosmetic formulation, following the quest for visible results from global consumers. Even
though the market has grown significantly over the last decade, it is still a highly desirable segment for personal
care ingredients suppliers as shown by the number of acquisitions in this field lately.

This Program Helps Subscribers Answer Key Questions Such as:

What is the size of the specialty actives market by
region, product category, and functionality?

What are the growth prospects within each region
and application for specialty actives?

How are consumers’ expectations answered by
active ingredients suppliers?

What regulations are affecting the market?

What are comparative pricing differences for each
product by region?

Who are the leading suppliers?

What merger and acquisition activity has shaped
the market?

Which new products have entered the marketplace,
and from whom have they taken market
share?

Contents

Introduction

Executive Summary

Market Introduction and Overview

Introduction to specialty actives

Regulatory overview

Competitive landscape

Botanical Actives

Biotechnology Products

Marine Ingredients

Proteins and Peptides

Synthetic Active Ingredients

Enzyme and CoenzymesFor each specialty active, the following information
is provided:

Market overview

Pricing analysis

Market sizing

Competitive structure

Market share analysis

Key market drivers and constraints

Market forecast and outlook

Functionality AnalysisThis chapter provides an overview of key
functionality, for example, anti-aging, including the
actives defined as “anti-aging” and potential for
this market.Supplier ProfilesTen suppliers are profiled in each regional report.DatabaseThe accompanying database provides quick
access to the 2016 market data, with historic
data for Europe and the United State, Brazil, and
China (see Table 1). The interactive functions
of the database allows users to customize
views according to supplier, ingredient type, and
application. Data includes:

Consumption of specialty active by functionality
and region

Supplier sales by specialty active by region

Average market pricing by region

Forecast consumption of specialty active within
a five-year timeframe

Table 1: Regional Data

Region

Historical data

Base year

Forecast data

United States

2007, 2010, 2013

2016

2017-2021

Europe

2007, 2010, 2013

2016

2017-2021

China

2013

2016

2017-2021

Brazil

2013

2016

2017-2021

Scope

Specialty Actives in Personal Care: Multi-regional Market Analysis and Opportunities provides
a detailed independent appraisal of the key regional markets, including Europe and the United
States, but also the developing China and Brazil. The reports assess current and forecast
demand by major product and functionality, product trends and prices, distribution channels,
supplier sales, and technical and market trends. Specialty actives included within this program
are grouped into the following categories:

Botanical actives

Biotechnology products

Marine ingredients

Proteins and peptides

Enzymes and coenzymes

Synthetic active ingredients

The following key functionality is explored by specialty active family (see Figure 1):

Figure 1: Functionality Segmentation

Key Benefits

This research program provides marketing and product managers and directors within the
personal care ingredients industry with an understanding of the evolution of the market in
each significant region, product group, and application. As a result, subscribers will be better
positioned to exploit identified business opportunities at a day-to-day operational level and
during the strategic planning process. This program provides subscribers with:

Identification of key growth by product and
geography to enable development of targeted
sales and marketing strategies to exploit high
growth areas

Highlights of new product developments which
will influence growth in the market and also
impact market share of existing products, thus
allowing subscribers to develop the appropriate
business strategy to follow growth or protect
share

An appraisal of market trends, supply and demand
drivers enabling subscribers to position
their products to maximize trends within the
market

Competitive intelligence for use in benchmarking
and to enable subscribers to identify best
practice in the industry

Forecasting scenarios from which to base solid
strategic business plans

Methodology

Kline’s approach places the principal emphasis on primary research techniques to ensure that the foundation of
business intelligence and insight is accurate, current, and reliable. Building on our 50-plus years in the business
and leveraging our worldwide network of offices, our teams of seasoned professionals draw upon pragmatic
industrial and commercial experience to understand and interpret global impacts and local perspectives.

Primary ResearchWe Know Who to Talk to. We Know How to Listen.

A high number of in-depth discussions are conducted
by each analyst. Up to 60% of interviews are done
with the true industry insiders!

Analysis is further supplemented by secondary
research, consisting of constant tracking of annual
company reports, national statistics bureaux, trade/
industrial/professional associations and the like.

Relevant developments are diligently followed and
their impact closely monitored. Reports also draw
upon non-confidential data from Kline’s internal
database, consisting of over half a century’s
syndicated research.

Comprehensive Market IntelligenceWe Know How to Verify.

Data are rigorously analyzed, cross-checked, distilled
and validated. Kline’s proven methodology allows
exceptionally effective, precise and reliable market intelligence procurement and assessment, giving
subscribers a solid foundation on which to grow, refine and expand their business with confidence.

Kline Credentials

Kline is a leading global management consulting and market research firm offering the complete
spectrum of services. The firm has served the management consulting and market research needs
of organizations in the chemicals, materials, energy,
life sciences, and consumer products industries for
over 50 years.